All 43 formats
Cobalt Photo opens 43 picture formats and saves 13 of them. Here is each one, and what is worth knowing about it.
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The formats marked ✓ can also be saved — in Convert, Save as and the drop panel. The others open in the viewer and the manager and can be converted to one that saves.
Photos and the web · 10
| Format | Files | Saves | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPEG | .jpg .jpeg .jpe .jfif | ✓ | Rotated without loss, by its orientation mark. |
| PNG, APNG | .png | ✓ | An animated PNG plays. |
| GIF | .gif | ✓ | Animated GIFs play, frame by frame if you like. |
| HEIC, HEIF | .heic .heif .hif | ✓ | Read and written by Windows — what it needs. |
| WebP | .webp | ✓ | Read by Cobalt Photo itself, animated ones too. |
| AVIF | .avif | ✓ | Read by Windows — what it needs; written by Cobalt Photo. |
| JPEG XL | .jxl | ✓ | Read and written by Cobalt Photo, whatever Windows has. |
| TIFF | .tif .tiff | ✓ | Also in 16 bits. |
| BMP | .bmp | ✓ | |
| JPEG XR | .jxr .wdp | ✓ | HDR pictures, Xbox screenshots. |
Design, icons and animation · 10
| Format | Files | Saves | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photoshop | .psd, .psb | Shown and converted from the flattened picture Photoshop saves in it; the layers are not read. Saved without Maximize compatibility, only its small preview can be shown. | |
| Krita, OpenRaster | .kra, .ora | The merged picture the file holds. | |
| TGA | .tga | ✓ | As games and video tools use it. |
| SVG | .svg .svgz | Drawn sharp at any zoom; shown, not edited, turned or converted. | |
| ICO | .ico | ✓ | Every size inside, each to save as PNG — Icons. |
| Cursors | .cur, .ani | An animated cursor plays. | |
| macOS icons | .icns | Every size inside. |
RAW · 23 formats from 17 camera makers
| Maker | Files |
|---|---|
| Canon | .cr3 .cr2 .crw |
| Nikon | .nef .nrw |
| Sony | .arw .srf .sr2 |
| Fujifilm | .raf |
| Olympus, OM System | .orf |
| Panasonic | .rw2 |
| Pentax | .pef |
| Leica | .rwl |
| Hasselblad | .3fr |
| Phase One | .iiq |
| Samsung | .srw |
| Sigma | .x3f |
| Kodak | .kdc |
| Minolta | .mrw |
| Epson | .erf |
| Leaf | .mos |
| Mamiya | .mef |
| Adobe DNG — many cameras and phones | .dng |
How Cobalt Photo shows, edits and converts them: RAW files.